My Story

When I was 12 my whole life flipped on its head. I got sick, really really sick. Despite this though, it took 6 whole years for a diagnosis and subsequent treatment.

In that time I went from competing in athletic events to wheelchair bound; academically meeting my personal goals to hardly able to hold a conversation and major memory loss; and from a highly independent young woman to completely reliant on those around me to complete daily tasks like hygiene, eating and homework.

Now, in my late 20’s I live symptom free from that initial illness (something Dr’s told me would never be possible), however I still live with symptoms of PMDD (pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder) and endometriosis. My goal used to be to completely rid myself of any evidence of ill health and therefore when I made it there, live my best life. However I quickly discovered that when you focus so much on what’s ‘wrong’ with you, you keep finding more and more to fix; then in the process forget to live life anyway. Waiting on a magic fix and then I’d be happy. Didn’t work out that way.

So instead, I flipped the script on my brain, stopped telling myself I was broken and reevaluated my goals to reflect my version of health. Health for me, means joy, fun, authenticity, freedom and purpose. I’ve found all of those amazing things, while still living with symptoms of ill health.

Sometimes in life that is just what it is, that doesn’t mean you don’t deserve a beautiful life of your choosing. That also doesn’t mean I don’t encourage my clients to address symptoms of ill health if possible, I literally studied for years to help you do just that! It just means don’t forget to life your life because you’re waiting for it to be or feel ‘perfect’. Perfect is overrated anyway.